Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom in Contemporaine at 201 W. Grand in River North in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was a short sale and was listed at $899,000 or $181,000 under the 2005 price. In that time, it has been reduced another $149,000 and is now listed […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Sheperd’s Cottage at 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. There was much discussion about what renovations were done when to the house but most of you thought it was also overpriced for the neighborhood. It has since been reduced $25,000. Built in […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the house was listed at $759,000 when it last sold in 2008 for $636,000. Most of you thought it was way overpriced given that it […]

There aren’t many townhouses in the East Village/Ukranian Village neighborhood of West Town. This 3-bedroom at 1101 N. Wolcott has been on and off the market since July 2010. Originally listed at $640,000, it has since been reduced to $525,000 and is now listed as a “short sale.” It is a southwest corner unit which means […]

This 3-bedroom vintage Victorian at 1736 W. Berwyn in Andersonville just came on the market (so I don’t yet have a picture). It is listed as a short sale for $106,000 under the 2006 purchase price of $605,000- at $499,000. Built in 1891 on a 26×124 lot, it has some of its vintage features intact […]

Do you like lofts but need the space of a single family home? This unique property at 2106 W. Superior in West Town is for you. (Sorry about the bad picture- as there was no way for me to really get the full flavor of it with the tall trees in front of the building.) […]

As Gary and G have already pointed out in other threads, the July sales data did not see much of a rebound from 2010’s dismal number which was bad because the tax credit had expired. Basically, everyone who wanted to buy in the spring/summer of 2010 did so before July so sales fell off a […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3729 N. Hermitage in Lakeview in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. It had been featured previously on Crib Chatter in December 2008 but never sold. It was withdrawn and rented for $3000 a month. In the spring, it came back on the market listed […]

This 2-bedroom townhouse in Harbor Square at 1502 S. Prairie in the South Loop has been on the market for a year. (This is a picture of the complex- and not the actual townhouse on the market- as this townhouse is, I believe, in the interior of this gated community.) In that time, it has been reduced $70,000 […]

This 1-bedroom authentic loft at 407 N. Elizabeth in West Town came on the market in July 2011. At 1399 square feet, it has 12 foot timber ceilings, exposed brick and large industrial windows. The west facing loft has polished concrete floors and a lofted bedroom reached via a spiral staircase. The kitchen continues the […]